title: The hormonal pattern in varicocele and its relationship with the findings of testicular biopsy: preliminary results.
abstract: In 26 patients with varicocele, measurements of plasma follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinising hormone (LH), testosterone (T) and oestradiol2 (E2) were made; pre-operative and post-operative sperm counts, dynamic stimulation tests with HCG and clomiphene, and testicular biopsies including light microscopy, morphometry, and ultrastructural study in 4 cases, were also performed. A correlation was found between the hormonal pattern and testicular morphology.
mesh_terms: D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006728:Hormones / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D013076:Sperm Count; D013737:Testis / Q000473:pathology; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood; D014646:Varicocele / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones; D013739:Testosterone; D004958:Estradiol; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone